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### Plotting
During a debug session, as long as matplotlib has been imported, one can make plots via the Debug Console or by putting plotting code in the script.

**If the plot isn't showing up**
* Try making the plot by starting with `fig, ax = plt.subplots()` syntax (instead of `plt.plot()`)
* Then in the debug console enter `fig.show()` or `plt.draw()`
* Alternativey, try `plt.pause(1)`
* On Windows, look in the task bar for a matplotlib icon <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Matplotlib_icon.svg" alt="drawing" width="40"/> (or press Alt + Tab to show the open windows)

### Automatic docstring generation
Right click at the beginning of the first line *below* the ``def`` statement for any of the functions and choose ``Generate docstring``. The autoDocstring extension should make a new template for a docstring that includes all of the parameters listed in the function signature.

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